Ryanair Mentored Programme
 

Hi everyone,
I have to start the ATPL training, andI am considering to try the Ryanair mentored programme assessment at Atlantic Flight Training Academy/Bartolini Air, but the current situation of Ryanair seems to be not encouraging; are these sorts of cadet schemes still worth or quite risky overall?
Thanks for any info.

..... 900 redundancies being reported today, though. Might affect things in the short to medium term.

Even if a cadet begins today it takes 2 years before he even gets close to Ryanair, besides, think twice before doing this program. There is no job guarantee at any stage

Is it better to take a cadet program like the Ryanair one or doing a classic ATPL Integrated as an independent student right now?

Unless there is a solid job offer you are best off to start a modular course

I'm only still looking round right now and learning gradually as I'm looking to begin training next year hopefully, it does seem that doing a proper ATPL leaves more doors open for example if for whatever reason you became redundant you would not necessarily be able to go to another airline.
Unfortunately I can't post links yet to an article I read yesterday... but if you google search MPL vs ATPL theres a website called "pilot george" with some info - hopefully that will help you make a decision.

Hi guys!
Does anyone have any info about this program? Is a job as a First Officer with Ryanair guaranteed at the end of the ATPL or do you still have to go through an interview with the company?

Once you have completed the ATPL Integrated-RYR Mentored programme at AFTA, you'll have to pass a final RYR assessment in Dublin

Even though media are reporting 900 pilot lay offs and there has been a significant slow down in RYR FO intake, there was still a linkedin post today from a RYR recruiter about 4 or 5 students on the RYR monitred cadet program from sky4U that were offered positions as First Officer. Intake is lower, but they are still hiring. A RYR SOP specific MCC will still be a huge plus if your plan is to get into ryanair.

Any chance you can post the source?

posted 19 hours ago on linkedin by the pilot recruitment coordinator. Including a picture of the students and recruiters. It could well be that these students are part of the 150 cadets you mentioned who were higher up that list. Atleast a sign that it's not on a complete standstill I guess? I personally think that recruitment will pick up very rapidly once the MAX starts flying again.

We were delighted to welcome 4 Cadets (Mihai, Giovanni, Francesco & Matej) to the Ryanair family who completed their Ryanair Mentored APS MCC with
SKY4u Aviation Service GmbH! We wish you all the best in your career with us! Mark Duffy Colm Judge Kay Wachtelborn hashtag#ryanair hashtag#aviation hashtag#apsmcc hashtag#ryanairgivesyouwings hashtag#mentored hashtag#welcome hashtag#students hashtag#cadets

News from across the Pond indicate that the FAA will recertify the MAX early 2020.

Whether EASA will then essentially rubber stamp the MAX, or carry out their own processes before giving it approval again, only time will tell.

The sooner the MAX flies again, the better. Not just for Ryanair, but everybody involved in the industry. Two smallish operators in my home country have the MAX in the fleet, it's hurting them really bad.

Ah seems these guys were from before the freeze.
I think when recruitment restarts with the max deliveries coming in they will be hiring massively

Hi guys,
Also looking for feedback from MCC APS Ryr mentored programme. I want to apply till April and thinking about two schools: Aviomar and AFTA.
Thanks in advance.

I know this post is very old, but I'm looking for any opinions on AFTA or Aviomar. Currenty thinking about starting on one of those.

Many thanks

I don't know much about Aviomar - besides being a RYR partner - but I've heard really good things about AFTA overall. They seem to have a large, modern fleet; in-house maintenance (I think); flying from a commercial airport; great instructors and training; varied weather for tricky IFR flying. As always, get yourself a class 1 medical first and visit your shortlisted schools in person, but AFTA seems like it's in a good position at the moment.

I visited a pilot careers fair where I got to speak to AFTA. I explained my fears of integrated schools collapsing during training. They said that due to another ATO having folded and leaving students in a sticky situation previously, the Irish Aviation Authority has since ensured that Irish schools have regular financial checks (every year i think?) to ensure that the school can actually deliver to its paying customers/students. Obviously, keep in mind that this is what was said by them as a recruitment/marketing team; however I'm sure you could contact the Irish Aviation Authority to confirm all this with paper trails and check that AFTA is financially stable.

Thank you very very much! Yeah I've heard very good things about both. I will be gathering as much information as possible. thanks for the tip!

I’ve done some flying in AFTA.

Excellent setup, sometimes terrible weather (had quite a few lessons moved), a lot of their former integrated students are instructors (building hours/waiting to get an airline job). Flying a Cessna and holding for a jet to take off in the same space is very cool! They have quite a few glass 172s but equally some older ones too. SIM setup is the best in the country (within the confines of their own school). It is a very large school and there’s lots of students from all over the world training there as a result which backs up how regarded they are as a result. As far as I’m aware, neither AFTA or the other ATO in Ireland (National Flight Centre) ask for the price up front. It’s an initial deposit of approx €3,000 and then two weeks before training commences, another €20,000. Next payment is not due until 6 months into the course.